 Nor is she more remarkable for genius and learning than for sweetness of temper, tenderness of heart, depth of feeling, and purity of spirit. It is a privilege to know such beings singly and separately ; but to see their powers quickened, and their happiness...  Six Months in Italy - Pagina 178door George Stillman Hillard - 1854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1854 - 748 pagina’s
...celestial and immortal spirit. With her extraordinary genius and learning, she is no less remarkable for sweetness of temper, tenderness of heart, depth of feeling and purity of soul. In Florence, Mr. Hillard met with the American sculptor Powers, who, he thinks, has as yet given... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1862 - 254 pagina’s
...immortal spirit. She is a soul of fire enclosed "in a shell of pearl. . . Nor is she more re" markable for genius and learning, than for " sweetness of temper,...It is a " privilege to know such beings singly and sep" arately, but to see their powers quickened, " and their happiness rounded, by the sacred "tie... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1863 - 260 pagina’s
...veil for a celestial and " immortal spirit. She is a soul of fire enclosed " in a shell of pearl. . . Nor is she more re"markable for genius and learning,...It is a " privilege to know such beings singly and sep" arately, but to see their powers quickened, " and their happiness rounded, by the sacred " tie... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1863 - 260 pagina’s
...immortal spirit. She is a soul of fire enclosed " in a shell of pearl. . . Nor is she more re" markable 'for genius and learning, than for " sweetness of...It is a " privilege to know such beings singly and sep" arately, but to see their powers quickened, " and their happiness rounded, by the sacred " tie... | |
 | Browning Society (London, England) - 1881 - 610 pagina’s
...no setting forth at my hands. She is also, what is not so generally known, a woman of uncommon, nny, profound learning, even measured by a masculine standard....happiness rounded, by the sacred tie of marriage, is a canse for peculiar and lasting gratitude. A union so complete as theirs — in which the mind has nothing... | |
 | 1886 - 372 pagina’s
...arises, not only from the rare qualities which each possesses, but from their adaptation to each other. It is a privilege to know such beings, singly and...rounded by the sacred tie of marriage, is a cause of peculiar and lasting gratitude. A union so complete as theirs — in which the mind has nothing... | |
 | Sarah Knowles Bolton - 1886 - 412 pagina’s
...from the rare qualities which each possesses, but from their perfect adaptation to each other. . . . Nor is she more remarkable for genius and learning, than for sweetness of temper and purity of spirit. It is a privilege to know such beings singly and separately, but to see their... | |
 | John Henry Ingram - 1888 - 274 pagina’s
...She has been a great sufferer from ill-health, and the marks of pain are stamped upon her person and manner. Her figure is slight, her countenance expressive...tenderness of heart, depth of feeling, and purity ot" spirit. It is a privilege to know such beings singly and separately ; but to see their powers quickened,... | |
 | Sarah Warner Brooks - 1890 - 520 pagina’s
...remarkable for rugged strength of intellect, force of expression, and scholarly ability as she was for sweetness of temper, tenderness of heart, depth of feeling, and purity of spirit. She is aptly described as " a soul of fire enclosed in a shell of pearl." In early life Elizabeth Barrett... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1895 - 1066 pagina’s
...manner. Her figure is slight, her countenance expressive of genius and sensibility, shaded by a nil 1 1 p 1 marMge, i» a canse for peculiar and lasting gratitude. A union so complete as theirs — in which... | |
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